'H Street' on Serious Eats

Since opening last summer, H &pizza's mission has been, in the words of co-owner Michael Lastoria, "to create a modern neighborhood pizzeria that embodied the warmth and friendliness of the old family pizza parlor." Step inside the narrow space along the Atlas District corridor, and that intent is immediately apparent. Communal tables, exposed brick, and a briskly moving line drive home that neighborhood charm Lastoria so covets. It's made H &pizza a popular stop for H Street regulars and late night revelers alike (they're open until 3 a.m. Friday and Saturday). All of that is secondary, though, to the pizza itself. More